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MIAMIAMiami Heat43-39 · 2025-26 final
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ORLORLOrlando Magic44-35 · 2025-26 final

Miami Heat at Orlando Magic preview

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Numbers to know

  • 1ORL has won 5 of the last 5 meetings (since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs).
  • 2ORL has lost its last 3 games (2025-26, incl. playoffs).
  • 3MIA has scored 120+ points in 3 of its last 5 games.
MIA

MIA recent form

Last 10 games played (2025-26, incl. playoffs)

  • L4/14@ CHA126–127Play-in
  • W4/12vs ATL143–117
  • W4/10@ WAS140–117
  • L4/9@ TOR114–128
  • L4/7@ TOR95–121
ORL

ORL recent form

Last 10 games played (2025-26, incl. playoffs)

  • L5/3@ DET94–116Playoffs
  • L5/1vs DET79–93Playoffs
  • L4/29@ DET109–116Playoffs
  • W4/27vs DET94–88Playoffs
  • W4/25vs DET113–105Playoffs

Key players

NBA: the top scorer per game on the current roster over the latest regular season in our logs (2025-26; min. 20 games).

Head to head

MIA 0 – 5 ORL · last 5

Meetings since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs.

  • 3/14/26ORL 121 @ MIA 117
  • 1/28/26ORL 133 @ MIA 124
  • 12/9/25MIA 108 @ ORL 117
  • 12/5/25MIA 105 @ ORL 106
  • 10/22/25MIA 121 @ ORL 125

All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.